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News Archive for "Criminal Justice Reform"

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LAS Calls for Passage of Juvenile Delinquency Bill

New legislation would raise the minimum-age requirement of juvenile delinquency from 7 to 12, aiming to steer children under that age towards county-based social services, reports Juvenile Justice Information Exchange.

Opinion: Cops are Using Fear to Fight Reform

Marie Ndiaye, Supervising Attorney of our Decarceration Project, penned an op-ed in City Limits on the fear-mongering and dog-whistling tactics employed by the NYPD to resist reform.

LAS Condemns NYPD Campaign to Undermine Criminal Justice Reform

NYPD continues to baselessly fault long-needed reforms to resist fundamental change, reports NY1.

Legal Aid Secures Retrial From NYS Appellate Division for Client

This ruling is based on a trial judge's biased and excessive interference with the questioning of two key witnesses, which denied Mr. Mitchell a fair trial, according to the Queens Daily Eagle.

New York City Council Passes Police Reform Bills, Key Anti-Surveillance POST Act

New legislation takes on long-standing issues with NYPD misconduct, reports CNN.

LAS Secures Clemency for 58-Year-Old Client

After over two decades of incarceration, Juan Serrano is getting a second chance, according to the Daily Mail.

LAS Condemns Denial of Critical Early Representation for Detained New Yorkers

The NYPD has trampled on due process for individuals arrested during the George Floyd protests, reports THE CITY.

LAS Supports Governor Cuomo’s Call to Repeal Police Secrecy Law 50-A

“Now, more than ever, with police violence raging unchecked in cities across the country, New York must live up to its progressive ideals by ending police secrecy," reads a Statement from The Legal Aid Society.

LAS Calls for Shift Toward Decarceration Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

"The last couple of weeks have obviously pressed forward in a very hypercritical way the need for us to decarcerate our jails and prisons,” Tina Luongo, Attorney-in-Charge of the Criminal Defense Practice, tells The Atlantic.

Op-Ed: Fear Prevailed in the Crusade to Undo New York’s Bail Reforms

Attorneys from The Legal Aid Society's Criminal Defense Practice penned an op-ed in City Limits decrying the new state budget, which was used by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to force a rollback of bail reform.